BIERCE, Ambrose (1842-1914?). Tales of Soldiers a

BIERCE, Ambrose (1842-1914?). Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. San Francisco: ELG Steele, 1891. 12mo. Original green cloth, gilt. Condition: Slight rubbing at ends. first edition. BAL 1109; Grolier, American 94 [with]: Black Beetles in Amber. San Francisco: Western Authors Publishing, 1892. 8vo. Original gray cloth, gilt. Condition: Top edge spotted, slight rubbing to spine ends. first edition BAL 1111 Both copies better than often found for both these titles, the first one of the most key books of American short stories, containing the classics "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Middle Toe of the Right Foot."